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Post by rhaegyr on Feb 13, 2023 10:29:30 GMT
Couldn't get on with the first game, loved the second.
Exploring on the back of your own steam and finding monsters, discoveries and the like was really satisfying.
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Post by wunty on Feb 13, 2023 10:48:09 GMT
30/60 aside, I actually think the first game still looks better than the second. It's grimier, and I love the narrow DoF effects and all the flare and shit.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 13, 2023 10:49:23 GMT
30/60 aside, I actually think the first game still looks better than the second. It's grimier, and I love the narrow DoF effects and all the flare and shit. [br Graphically no, no it doesn't. Art style wise that's up to you I guess. |
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Post by wunty on Feb 13, 2023 10:56:57 GMT
Looks better Jambo. I DIDN'T SAY IT HAD BETTER GRAFFICKS.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Feb 13, 2023 11:12:42 GMT
Looks better Jambo. I DIDN'T SAY IT HAD BETTER GRAFFICKS. It looks shit Wunty. SHIT. It's got black bars and shit. SHIT!!!! |
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Post by wunty on Feb 13, 2023 11:17:21 GMT
You look shit. You don't look shit Although you can actually take the black bars off these days. Which is nice. |
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 10:02:14 GMT
So the last chapter is quite an odd place to jump back into the first game but I ploughed through it last night just to unlock NG+. Forgot how much fun it is. Big arena fight followed by a twin boss fight then a weird stealth section and finishing with an over the top boss fight on top of a giant brain. Game is fucking nuts.
So I'm going to start the Kidman DLC and see what that's like then jump into NG+.
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Post by addyb on Feb 15, 2023 10:10:52 GMT
I'm still quite shocked you hated the second one Wunty. Thought it would be right up your alley.
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 10:42:48 GMT
Not as shocked as me, it should have been a no brainer! It started off quite good with the creepy knife ladies and the ghost woman. Just the horrendous pop-up to take the shine off. It just ended up getting utter jobby once the fire enemies appeared as they looked utter shit and weren't creepy in the least. I also didn't like how much more coherent it was. It took a lot of the mystery away. I loved the fact the first would just lurch from one bonkers moment to the next. But, as I say, I've reinstalled it so fuck it. I'm going in on NG+ after ripping through the first.
I say that. I have 7 million games installed and I have a feeling that either one will get no more than an hour before I fuck them off.
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Post by addyb on Feb 15, 2023 11:00:09 GMT
This is the way.
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Post by richyroo on Feb 15, 2023 11:53:24 GMT
Evil Within 2 is a brilliant game. I never really got on with the 1st one but I loved the 2nd one.
I mean if you like the 3rd person Resi games then you are going to like EW2 surely.
Would love to have a 3rd game in the series.
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Post by Chopper on Feb 15, 2023 11:57:07 GMT
I think I fall into the camp of liking them both, but much prefer the second. I don't remember a lot about the first, but the second was a day one purchase, so it must have left some kind of good impression. Will have to revisit at some stage.
I'd say the second's addition of a slightly tactical slant was welcome for a lot of people. Like that spider lady who looked a bit like Bruce Dickerson; you could go and tool up and choose to engage her on your own terms at a time of your choosing.
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Post by rhaegyr on Feb 15, 2023 12:09:32 GMT
Someone else posted it but as I get older I just love the 'semi open world' structure in games and EW2 was a good example of it.
Big enough that I don't feel restricted and can take multiple approaches to areas/problems but small enough that I can explore the whole area without it feeling like a chore.
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Post by richyroo on Feb 15, 2023 12:42:39 GMT
Yeah I was concerned initially about the "hub" areas, but once I played the game all the concerns were gone.
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 12:47:24 GMT
Someone else posted it but as I get older I just love the 'semi open world' structure in games and EW2 was a good example of it. Big enough that I don't feel restricted and can take multiple approaches to areas/problems but small enough that I can explore the whole area without it feeling like a chore. In all fairness, the hub idea was something I did like.
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Post by addyb on Feb 15, 2023 12:52:54 GMT
Someone else posted it but as I get older I just love the 'semi open world' structure in games and EW2 was a good example of it. Big enough that I don't feel restricted and can take multiple approaches to areas/problems but small enough that I can explore the whole area without it feeling like a chore. In all fairness, the hub idea was something I did like.
I'll give it another whirl. But it's too clean looking dammit. just smear vaseline over the TV screen. |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 15, 2023 12:56:55 GMT
I hate having unfinished games, unless I've completely abandoned them
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 15, 2023 12:58:38 GMT
Current list of unfinished games
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Halo Reach
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Doom Eternal
Doom 3
Persona 5 Royal
Oh no
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 12:59:48 GMT
I hate having unfinished games, unless I've completely abandoned them I finished it. That's why i'm so annoyed about it. |
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Post by wunty on Feb 15, 2023 13:00:47 GMT
My current list of unfinished games is eye watering. My list of unstarted games is just as long. Yet still I keep buying them.
Why? I have no idea. Blame the sales and my own failing grasp on reality.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 15, 2023 13:01:04 GMT
You sounded like you were on a not finishing games spree D:
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Post by Aunt Alison on Feb 15, 2023 13:02:30 GMT
The dopamine hit from buying new shit probably, especially if it's a bargain
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